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For God and equality

For God and equality

Is the Equality and Human Rights Commission in total disarray?

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Faith no more

Faith no more

Earlier this year, Andrew Zak Williams asked public figures why they believe in God. Now it’s the turn of the atheists – from A C Grayling to P Z Myers – to explain why they don’t.

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“The Invisible Big Kahuna”

“The Invisible Big Kahuna”

Andrew Zak Williams discusses this week’s New Statesman article in which prominent atheists told him their reasons for non-belief.

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Ann Widdecombe - extended interview

A longer version of this week's NS interview.

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The NS Profile: Rowan Williams

The NS Profile: Rowan Williams

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In defence of secularism

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Not the messiah

Not the messiah

The French sociologist Auguste Comte attempted to reconcile suspicion of religion with sympathy for its ritual – by founding the secular faith of positivism, a precursor to humanism.

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Interview: Rowan Williams

Interview: Rowan Williams

The Archbishop of Canterbury talks about religious longing, how the Church of England enriches society and why we shouldn’t be expected to accept austerity to salvage the economy.

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Enshrined  in law

Enshrined in law

Secularism became a vital part of the Indian constitution after independence, but it is now under threat.

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The God-shaped hole in our lives

The God-shaped hole in our lives

We like to think that religion counts only when we need to choose a good school for our children. Yet Britain is founded on an established church, writes Bryan Appleyard. Are we really past the age of faith?

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The NS Interview: Ann Widdecombe

“Secularism means everybody is infallible except the Pope. Crazy”

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Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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